Metrorail attacks
Prasa, govt vow to respond to protesters' demands to improve public transport
Hundreds of workers from various industries marched to the Cape Town train station and Parliament on Thursday.
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Untu calls for better crime intelligence to arrest CT train arsonists
The union joined with lobby group #UniteBehind to call out Prasa for failing to pro-actively deal with the situation.
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Do you know these men? Footage of suspected arsonists released, R100k reward
Four suspects were captured in the act on CCTV cameras and Prasa has issued an award of R100,000 to whoever finds them.
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Metrorail works to get 43 trains back on the network after fire
Metrorail says the number of sets has dropped because rail infrastructure is being vandalized and destroyed, and assets stolen.
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Fire damage to trains in Cape Town to exceed R60m - Mbalula
Train services were thrown into disarray on Thursday after 18 train carriages were destroyed in a fire at Cape Town Train Station.
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Student stabbed in attempted robbery on Cape Town train
Tiffany Struwig, believed to be in her 20s, was reportedly stabbed in her arm and chest on Monday during an attempted robbery on a train travelling between Tygerberg and Bellville Stations.
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Cable theft persists despite efforts by Metrorail
At least 18 arrests have been over the past several days.
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Authorities raise concerns over increase in commuter attacks
Metrorail's Riana Scott says commuters and members of the public should continue reporting crime, because the information leads to the identification of trends and hot spots.
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No major damage to Metrorail's infrastructure since launch of rail unit
Between October and January, the Rail Enforcement Unit conducted 133 joint operations which led to 66 arrests.
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9 suspects arrested since launch of CT’s rail unit
The unit is a joint initiative between the City of Cape Town, provincial government and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.
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Probe into death of CT train commuter underway
Some commuter Facebook pages claim that the man was pushed off the train, while others say he was train surfing.
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[WATCH] Railway enforcement unit hits the tracks
The City of Cape Town’s new Rail Enforcement Unit was deployed for the first time on Monday.
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Rail Enforcement Unit to finally be deployed in CT today
The City of Cape Town's JP Smith says 100 officers have undergone extensive training over the past few months.
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4 suspects in police custody for alleged cable theft
Metrorail says an increase in security measures along the central line has led to a reduction in cable theft.
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Roll out of CT’s rail enforcement unit to be closely monitored
The unit will deal with incidents of vandalism and theft and will also increase visible policing along the rail network.
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CT’s new rail enforcement officers to be deployed next week
The officers will be deployed on the city’s central line first and will be on trains and platforms.
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‘Suspending Metrorail services will overburden CT road network’
This is likely to happen should the Rail Safety Regulator revoke Prasa’s safety permit.
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Manhunt continues for suspects in deadly CT train attack
Nine men were robbed, assaulted and thrown out of a moving train between early last month.
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Mkhwebane handed damning new info on dire state of Metrorail
In August, the committee asked Busisiwe Mkhwebane's office to intervene and probe issues like arson attacks on trains and unreliable services.
